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Exeter Deaf Academy is hosting a free family sign language weekend on Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 April.

Imagine feeling the enormous sense of isolation when you can’t find a way to communicate with anyone, not even your own family. Imagine feeling cut off because you can’t understand what they say or make yourself heard. Sadly, for many Deaf children this is an everyday reality.

90% of Deaf children are born to hearing parents. Parents may start to learn sign language, but it can take years and the standard British Sign Language (BSL) courses are not wholly based on everyday...

Police are appealing for help to trace irreplaceable items of jewellery taken from a house in Exmouth.

Offenders forced a back door to get inside the property in Barnfield Road between 5.30pm and 8.40pm on Thursday 17 March, while the occupants were out.

They escaped with a large amount of jewellery, including distinctive items of sentimental value such as engraved wedding rings and 80-year-old cufflinks.

Items taken included:

• A man’s J W Benson gold watch. Described as square with a round face and carrying an engraving similar to ‘Presented to H W
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Exeter Pound have succeeded their target and more by successfully raised over £6800 through an exciting Crowdfunder campaign.

With the funds raised they will have the resources to take the local currency to the next stage- going digital. Not only have the public had the chance to make a difference supporting the local economy & independent businesses, but in return for their pledges they will receive unique rewards such as a locally designed t-shirts, shopping bags or even the ‘Exeter Pound Mystery Box’. Exeter launched its own paper currency in September 2015 and its reach has...

On average we spend around 24 years of our lives asleep. With that amount of time spent tucked up in bed you could be forgiven for thinking that choosing a mattress to sleep on could be a tedious and careful selection process.

Though a recent survey has revealed that the people of Exeter would rather put more time into considering what clothes they want to wear from the high street or where to top up their tans on their summer holiday.

Online mattress company Leesa conducted an independent study, which found that 36% of people think picking a destination of where to sleep...